by Ray Bradbury
First published 1986
It's the summer of '28 for young Douglas Spaulding. Beneath the hum of cicadas and the sheen of fresh-cut grass, he discovers the magic in the mundane - chasing fireflies, eating Grandma's cooking, and navigating the changes of adolescence. But as the season winds on, Douglas must also face the bittersweet reality that such innocent days won't last forever. Bradbury's poetic ode to the wonders of boyhood and the transformative power of memory.
Genres: family-life, american-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, adolescence
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, lyrical
Tropes: coming-of-age, nostalgic
Setting: Illinois
Period: 1930s America
208 pages · Paperback · Del Rey